Apple is actively working on an advanced brain-computer interface that would make it possible to operate iPhones and iPads using only thought. This initiative is being carried out in collaboration with Synchron, a U.S.-based biotech startup specializing in neural technology.
As reported by the Wall Street Journal, the innovation relies on a tiny implant known as the Stentrode, which is inserted through blood vessels and placed close to the brain’s motor cortex. Outfitted with electrodes, the device is capable of detecting brain activity and converting it into digital signals.

President Donald Trump announced on Monday that Russell Vought, the current director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), will take on a leadership role in the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), succeeding billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk. The transition comes as Musk, who has co-led DOGE alongside former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy since its inception, prepares to step down from his role as a special government employee. Vought, a seasoned conservative political operative and key architect of the controversial Project 2025, is tasked with locking in many of the cost-cutting and deregulatory measures initiated under Musk and Ramaswamy’s leadership.

In Sidon, a worker cutting a war remnant missile near Garbage Mountain accidentally triggered it, sending it crashing into a gas plant near Scenic Bridge. The explosion damaged the company’s office, but miraculously, no one was hurt.

A new national survey of Jewish voters reveals a striking disconnect between President Trump’s fight against antisemitism and how the majority of American Jews perceive those efforts. The poll, conducted by GBAO Strategies for the newly launched Jewish Voters Resource Center, paints a picture of growing disillusionment—not only with Trump, but also with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and the direction of U.S. and Israeli policy. According to the survey of Jewish registered voters, more than half (52%) say the label “antisemitic” describes President Trump very or somewhat well.

Sen. John Kennedy: “I trust Qatar like I trust a rest stop bathroom.”

A newly released large-scale study out of Florida, co-authored by Dr. Joe Ladapo, the state’s Surgeon General, is raising serious questions about the safety of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines—particularly Pfizer’s version, Outkick.com reports. The research analyzed data from more than 9 million Florida residents and looked at a critical outcome: deaths from all causes, not just those related to COVID-19. The results are unsettling.
The study focused on both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, aiming to go beyond COVID-specific outcomes to assess broader health impacts. The researchers set out to address a gap left by initial trials, which, they argue, were not robust enough to identify mortality differences between vaccines.

Family getting up: Sunday (5/18/25)Morning Mrs Menna LibermanWife R` Yehuda LibermanBrother R` Moshe LibermanSon R` Chaim LibermanSon Mrs. Miriam KleinDaughter

President Donald Trump’s trip to Qatar is off to a flying start. Like Saudi Arabia a day earlier, Qatar didn’t bother waiting for Trump to land before setting out to impress him with a fighter jet escort. As Trump flew in to Riyadh on Tuesday and then in to Doha on Wednesday as part of his Middle East trip, he received ceremonial escorts from each country’s F-15 fighter jets, exceptionally rare sights. A White House official, Margo Martin, posted videos of the escorts online. “Saudi F-15’s providing honorary escort for Air Force One!” she wrote on Tuesday. The Royal Saudi Air Force has the world’s largest fleet of American-made F-15s after the U.S. Air Force.

JERUSALEM – Hillel Fuld, a prominent Israeli-Amer